Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake
at thy presence,
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow
down
at thy presence,
as when fire
kindleth
the brushwood
, `and'
the fire causeth the waters to boil ;
to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
As when the melting
fire
burneth
, the fire causeth the waters to boil ,
to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked
at thy presence.
When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed
down
at thy presence.
For from
of old
men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a
God besides
thee, who
worketh
for him that waiteth for him.
For since
the
beginning
of the
world
men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen ,
O
God ,
beside
thee, what
he
hath
prepared
for him that waiteth for him.
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast
wroth ,
and
we sinned: in them
`have
we
been'
of
long
time;
and shall
we be saved ?
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art
wroth ;
for
we have
sinned: in those
is
continuance,
and we shall
be saved .
For
we are all become
as one
that
is
unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a
polluted
garment:
and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take
us away.
But
we are all as an
unclean thing
, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy
rags;
and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have
taken
us away.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee ;
for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by
means
of our iniquities.
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee :
for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us ,
because
of our iniquities.
But now, O Jehovah
, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
But now, O LORD
, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah
, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look
, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD
, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see
, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Thy holy cities are become
a wilderness, Zion is become
a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire ;
and all our pleasant places
are laid waste.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up
with fire :
and all our pleasant things
are laid waste.
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah
? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD
? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
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